Device for displacing from the axis



1933- A. MEYER 1,937,977

DEVICE FOR DISPLACING FROM THE AXIS To THE PIPE WALL THE HIGHEST SPEED IN TUBES BEING FLOWED THROUGH Filed Sept. 5. 1930 Patented Dec. 5, 1933 l I Q g UNITEDSTATE S. PATENT A OFFICE I A I 1,9s 7,9i77 Q I Q vj 'nnvroE Fon Drs rLAoINGiFRoM THE TO THE PIPE WALL T HIGHEST SPEED -i TnnnseErNcrrowsn rnaoncn Meyer, Altona-Bahrenfel'd; Germany Application September. 1930; Serial N5.

' 479,938, and inGcrmany August, 19, 1930' 2 Claims. o1.- 137-112) This invention 1 relates to a wall arranged also easily deposit preferably at those places, obliquely to the tube axisand having oneora where so-called stationary whirls form, which plurality of apertures situated eccentrically. to dilite'r from'the vertical whirls, which pass along the tube axis, which wall is inserted in tubes, and with the flow. The stationary whirls, as is 5 displaces the highest speed .of the medium flowing known, fcrm-atplaces, where sudden narrowings 60 through the tubes, for example gases, vapors, or enlargings of crosssection occur, or other liquids, impurities or other foreign bodies, from hindrances effect sharp alterations in the directhe tube axis to the tube wall without producing tion of flow. I an eddy current. I I Such stationary-whirls are prevented according A number of devices exist, which are intended to the application inthat'the de'fiectionis effected 65 for this purpose, but none of same attain their gradually, oflfering 'the least resistance gand pre -z object with such simple means as those forming venting all changes of direction. v the subject matter of the invention. In many The keeping clean of the tubes by bringing the instances a turning of the flow around the tube highest speed on the tube walLpreventing at the 1 5; axis is efiected, however the highest through-flow same time stationary whirls, constitutes the (o 2 0 As compared therewith, the present invention ing:

speed always remains in the axis. In other inimportant advantage of the invention in a mestances detrimental stationary whirls occur, chanical sense, which is shown directly by an which cause considerable increases of the resisimprovement in the heat exchange. The thertance. mo-technical advantages are due to the followis based on the knowledge, that in tubes which A 1. The stagnant gas-steamor liquid boundary are flowed through-the speed is, as known, highest layer on the tube wall, which, as is known, exerts in the tube axis and lowest on the tube wall. an insulating effect, owing to the bad heat con- The object of the invention is, to displace the ductivity of these substances, is avoided.

axial highest speed onto thewall of the tubelike 2. The absolute speed and thereby also the heat so the tornadoes occurring in nature. The courses exchange coefficient is increased. According to of the individual particles are helical lines, the Nusselt the-heat supply figure in the case of nongreatest absolute speed of which is situated-in deflected axial through flowing is already inthe courses on the tube wall. creased solely by increasing the average speed. s

330; This displacement of the highest speed onto A thermotechnical, so-called catalytic efiect, g5

the tube wall has two important main results, which is extremely important, occurs, as is namely a mechanical and a thermoetechnical known, at the points, where the wall becomes result. r I incandescent and-servesfor igniting combustible Heavy foreign particles in suspension are natgases.

urally only carried along by a flowingmedium, if In the case of fire tubes in which the device 9 9 the energy of the fiowing'medium is sufliciently according to the invention must be arranged digreat to convey the suspended particles. This rectly behind the fire bridge, this occurs, as the energy depends however, in the case of smaller device becomes incandescent, and thus as heat masses of gas, steam or liquids as compared with accumulator at the same time exceeding the so solid particles, inthe first place upon the speed of inflaming temp r ure f the mbustible ga 95 the flowing medium,'because, as is known, its causes unburned gases mixing with the excess power air to ignite, and thus enables a smokeless com- 7 M 2 bustion without too great excess of air. Several embodiments of the invention are illus- In the case of pipes axially flowed through, drawing in which? even the minutest particles therefore deposit on Fig. 1 shows a fire tube in end view. the walls because the speed there is practically Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the tube with or entirely equal to O and A is practically the device in position. a minus quantity. If the highest speed is Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the tube. 51 05 brought onto the tube walls, the power of the Fig. 4 shows a modified form of construction 1 current in that portion will become a maximum in cross section.

value. Consequently the materials in suspen- Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section and sion cannot deposit on the tube wall, so that the Fig. 6 a horizontal section of Fig. 4.

5s tubes remain clean. Substances in suspension In Figs. 1 to 3 the device is shown by Way M 1 10 .trated by way .of example in the accompanying lpo example, built in a fire tube. ,"f designates the fire tube, 1" the grade and e an ordinary fire bridge. a is a wall arranged according to the invention obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the fire tube, which wall has an aperture 1) at the bottom or an apertureb at thetop. c merely is a protecting wall inorder to protect thefire bridge against burning. Behind the apertures b or b whirl preventing unions or cavities may be arranged as usual.

The operation is as follows:

The gases from combustionflow: over the fire bridge 6 and the upper edge of the wall 0 (see Fig. 2) in downward direction, are diverted through the opening b transversely tothelongitudinal axis of the fire tube 1 and flow along'the inner wall thereof, thus performinga circulating movement at this point. As however the draught, after passing the aperture b, tends to suck the gas flow in the direction of the longitudinal axis ofthe fire tube, both movements result-in a helical movement, which continuesto'theend of the tube. The proceeding is analogous if the aperture b is situated at the top.

Figs; 4, 5-'-and 6 show a form of construction for any kind of tubes, for example-superheater tubes, smoke tubes; boiler tubes, condenser tubes and the like, it being just as important to obtain the mostefiective exchange ofheat, as to keep the bore and inner surfaces free from deposits. 9 designates thetub'es, a the oblique wall and b the aperture, which in this instance is formed by the inner wall of the tube g and the portion cut off the oblique transverse wall at b.

The aperture in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 may evidently be obtained in the same manner. This form of construction can beinserted into existing: tubes orfastened'on some other mouth.

The oblique wall may be made in such a manner that the entire surface does not lie in one plane, but is broken or bent.

Besides the examples given, the invention may be carried out in any other manner, for example as regards the shape of the aperture, arrangement of the oblique wall and construction thereof, for example by pressing in the tube wall at an. incline to the bore axis and the like, withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention.

1. A. device for producing whirling flow of gases, vapors, liquid, foreign bodies and the like intubes-andthe like, comprising-in combination with the'tube, an elliptic wall'arranged obliquely,

to the longitudinal axis of the tube having an aperture laterally arranged to the longer" axis of'the elliptic wall and extending from the" tube wall;

2. A form of construction of the device asspecified in claim 1, comprising in combination with the tube and the oblique wall, an insert arranged in said tube and carrying said inclined wall."

' ARTHUR-MEYER 

